Feb/March Tour with The French Kicks and A.C. Newman Just Announced!

We're excited to announce some new tour dates for the late winter. We'll be rocking up the West Coast with The French Kicks, who are awesome band and very cool dudes.

We're very, very excited to have been asked to open for A.C. (Carl) Newman, lead singer and songwriter of one of our favorite bands, The New Pornographers. Carl's got a new solo record out in January, and we'll be joining him in mid-March for about two weeks of shows along the East Coast, through the South and then up through the Midwest.

Here are the dates:

02/23/09 San Diego, CA Casbah
02/24/09 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour French Kicks
02/27/09 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge AA Bondy, French Kicks
03/17/09 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's AC Newman
03/18/09 Washington, DC Black Cat AC Newman
03/19/09 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle AC Newman
03/20/09 Atlanta, GA The Earl AC Newman
03/21/09 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge AC Newman
03/22/09 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill AC Newman
03/24/09 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar AC Newman
03/25/09 Chicago, IL Logan Square AC Newman
03/26/09 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room AC Newman
03/27/09 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop AC Newman
03/28/09 Pittsburgh, PA Andy Warhol Museum AC Newman

Daytrotter Session Available Now!

In mid-September, in the midst of our first tour for Now or Heaven, we stopped at one of our favorite places in the country -- Futureappletree Studio in Rock Island, IL, home of Daytrotter. We re-arranged four songs from the new record and recorded them live, straight to tape -- no overdubs, no fixes, warts and all. The session just went up today, so head here to check it out.

Special thanks to Daytrotter's Sean Moeller for being such a good dude.

CMJ!

We're taking a redeye out of Long Beach tonight to head to the Big Apple, where the always hectic but pretty fun CMJ Music Conference is underway. We will play 4 shows and do 1 radio appearance in 3 days. Again, hectic -- but fun!

If you're in the tri-state area (I think that's what it's called -- NJ, CT, and NY, right?), come out and see us. Here is the schedule:

KCRW/Paste Magazine Showcase
Thursday, October 23, 11PM @ Red Bull Lounge
40 Thompson St (between Grand and Broome)

Team Clermont CMJ Party
Friday, October 24, 5PM @ Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton St (between Ludlow and Orchard)

Bowery Presents CMJ Party (this will stripped down acoustic style!)
Saturday, October 25, 5PM @ Piano's (Upstairs)
158 Ludlow

Merge Records CMJ Showcase
Saturday, October 25, 11PM @ Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston (Corner Ave A & Houston)

And finally, I believe we will be playing live on the air on WFUV, a New York radio station. I think you can stream it here. This will be around noon on Friday, October 24.

I lied about "finally." One more thing -- we FINALLY have a WEBSITE. A real deal, functioning website. Check it out here.

Hope to see you all soon!

Morning Becomes Eclectic -- Tuesday, Oct 7!

We're psyched to be returning to Santa Monica for our second appearance on Morning Becomes Eclectic on Los Angeles' very own KCRW. We'll be on this morning (Tues, Oct 7) at 11:15AM sharp Pacific Time.

We'll be playing 8 songs off the new joint, Now or Heaven, live in the studio. We'll chat a bit with Nic Harcourt too.

If you live in the Southland -- as we call it here in LA -- you can tune in, as you probably already know, at 89.9 FM.

If not, don't fret -- you can still hear us! Courtesy of the internet. You can stream the program live by clicking here!

I'm sure you're all aware of the different time zones, and I don't mean to insult anyone's intelligence, but just to be safe -- 11:15AM Pacific means 12:15PM Mountain, 1:15PM Central, and 2:15PM for those of you way out there on the east coast.

Hope everyone is well, don't forget to vote, and don't forget to tune in tomorrow!

America the Beautiful

The tour starts tomorrow! We'll start with a nice 11 hour drive through the glorious west, most likely spending tomorrow night in yet to be determined town in Utah. Then Tuesday finds is in Denver for the very first show of the tour! I gotta say, we're all pretty darned excited. For the first few shows we'll be sharing the stage with Centro-Matic, and excellent band that we're thrilled to be playing with.

Also, for any trusty blog readers who might be in Los Angeles, please not that our October 4 show at Spaceland has been canceled and re-scheduled for November 7, where we will be rocking out with Heartless Bastards.

We'll try to be a bit better about posting updates on the tour as we roll along. In the meantime, check these dates below one more time and try to come out and see us!

9/09 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
9/10 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr.
9/11 Iowa City, IO @ The Picador
9/12 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Stage Door
9/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
9/15 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
9/16 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
9/17 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
9/21 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
9/22 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
9/23 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
9/24 Washington, DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
9/25 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
9/26 Mt Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
9/28 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
9/29 Memphis, TN @ HI Tone
9/30 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
10/1 Austin, TX @ Mohawk

A New Jam!

Hey buddies,

We just posted a new track from the new record on our MySpace page. Isn't MySpace the best? Click this here to check it out. The song is called "Gwen, Now and Then."

Don't forget, we're hitting the road real soon. Come out and see us! We are fucking pumped. It's gonna be a rocking good time.

And, finally, just a reminder that you can pre-order the new record, Now or Heaven, at the website of our fantastical label, Merge Records. Click here to secure your copy today!

Love,
The Broken West

Three Weeks and Counting!

We're now three weeks out from the release of our second LP, Now or Heaven, and we're getting very excited. We just posted tour dates for our first tour for the new record -- check 'em out:

9/09 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
9/10 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr.
9/11 Iowa City, IO @ The Picador
9/12 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Stage Door
9/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
9/15 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
9/16 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
9/17 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
9/21 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
9/22 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
9/23 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
9/24 Washington, DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
9/25 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
9/26 Mt Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
9/28 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
9/29 Memphis, TN @ HI Tone
9/30 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
10/1 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/4 Los Angeles, Ca @ Spaceland


We're most likely coming near your hometown, so come out and see us.

Also, you can stream and preorder Now or Heaven from Merge Records by clicking here.

Hope to see you all soon!